The ER Caregiver Effect
There’s a tourist attraction in my city of Ottawa (Canada) called The Crazy Kitchen. It’s a room in the National Museum of Science of Technology that’s designed to demonstrate the…
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When Caregiving Feels Like War: Learn From the Military
The other day, I was listening to a banker talking about the volatility of financial markets. She used a term I hadn't heard before - VUCA. It's a military term…
FREE WEBINAR – Managing Caregiver Emotions When the Going Gets Tough
Join me this Wednesday evening the 29th at 7pm EST for a FREE WEBINAR at The Caregiver Network - details below.Managing Emotions When The Going Gets ToughJune 29, 2016 @…
FREE WEBINAR – Managing Caregiver Emotions When the Going Gets Tough
Join me this Wednesday evening the 29th at 7pm EST for a FREE WEBINAR at The Caregiver Network - details below.Managing Emotions When The Going Gets ToughJune 29, 2016 @…
The Divine Spark Inside Me
For the past couple of weeks, we haven't used our front door. We enter and exit through the garage so we don't disturb the temporary home of a young family…
My Caregiver Worst Fear
Every caregiver has a worst fear - a nightmare scenario that unfolds like an unwanted, sinister guest in the imagination. It might be triggered by the sound of an unusual…
THE WEIGHT OF LOVE IN DEMENTIA CAREGIVING
Recently I had the immense pleasure of reading every poignant and fascinating word in a literary magazine called The Sun. The January, 2016 edition is on the subject of care.…
Can We Care For Ourselves if We Don’t Value Care?
Last week I agreed to lead a fall workshop on the subject of caring for the caregiver. I proposed exploring the premise and possibility of matching a self-caring action with…
‘SETTLING FOR’ – THAT’S WHAT CAREGIVERS DO
settling for, to be satisfied with:to settle for less.I had a dream and it was to become an actor. I studied performance at university and went on to work in…
WHAT DOES ‘SETTLING’ MEAN TO CAREGIVERS?
SETTLINGsettling down,a. to become established in some routine, especially upon marrying, after a period of independence or indecision.b. to&...
TREATING OURSELVES AS WE WOULD TREAT OTHERS
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Elizz for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Recently, I was chatting with friends about why caregivers have so…
Rhetoric vs Reality: The Real Role of Families in Hospital Care
If you've ever gone to the Emergency Room with someone you love who has mobility or cognitive impairments, you know that hospitals are very unsafe places for vulnerable people. Unless…
My New Year’s Resolution for 2016
Happy New Year, everyone!Yesterday, I happened upon an article titled '7 Habits of Chronically Unhappy People'. It was number 5 that caught my eye: You Strive to Control Your Life.…
My Caregiver Transformer Christmas
I've been thinking a lot about how in my family, we plan special family occasions and how we change our plans or even cancel at the last minute. And I've…
What Goes Around, Comes Around in Caring
Hello December Blog Party Readers and Welcome to The Caregivers' Living Room. I am a caregiver, an author and a caregiving consultant. Feel free to look around my site and…
WHAT DO CAREGIVERS NEED FROM THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM?
What do caregivers need from the health care system? This was the question I was asked at a recent online Town Hall event sponsored by The Caring Experience, a new…
DOUBLE VISION in the ER – DO THEY SEE WHAT I SEE?
My friend and colleague Vickie Cammack and I are co-writing a book of reflections on caregiving. Vickie and I would love to know your thoughts about our work so far!…
Your Parent Has Been Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s. Now What?
If you watched “Still Alice,” you will have a better idea of what a person with Alzheimer’s goes through. Especially if you have a parent with this disease, you will…
How to Help an Alzheimer’s Caregiver (Share This Post With Friends and Family!)
A Guest Post by Vee Cecil Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease is an incredible challenge, both physically and emotionally. Often, primary caregivers are spouses who are also…